Sunset and sunrise times in Jos, Nigeria

In Jos, Nigeria the sun sets today, Tuesday 25 August, at 18:37 and rises at 06:15. Daylight lasts 12h 21m; evening golden hour runs from 18:09 to 18:50.

Today, Tuesday 25 August

First light: 05:54
Sunrise: 06:15
Solar noon: 12:26
Sunset: 18:37
Last light: 18:58
Day length: 12h 21m

the sun has already set today

Light and sky

Evening golden hour: 18:09 – 18:50
Blue hour: 18:50 – 18:58
Max sun altitude: 89.3°
Moon: 🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset: 16:46 / 03:50

The sun sets at 281° — face west

Tomorrow, Wednesday 26 August

Sunrise 06:15 Sunset 18:36 Golden hour 18:08 – 18:50 Day length 12h 21m vs today 1 minute shorter

Where Jos is

Coordinates: 9.9285° N, 8.8921° E
Time zone: Africa/Lagos
Current offset: UTC+01:00
Elevation: 1,186 m
Population: 1,040,000

Sunrise and sunset in Jos, August 2026

August 2026 — first light, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, last light, day length and evening golden hour.
Date	First light	Sunrise	Solar noon	Sunset	Last light	Day length	Change	Golden hour	Moon
Sat 1	05:52	06:14	12:30	18:47	19:09	12h 33m	−0:24	18:18–19:00	🌖 93%
Sun 2	05:52	06:14	12:30	18:47	19:09	12h 32m	−0:24	18:17–19:00	🌖 86%
Mon 3	05:52	06:14	12:30	18:46	19:08	12h 32m	−0:25	18:17–19:00	🌖 78%
Tue 4	05:52	06:14	12:30	18:46	19:08	12h 31m	−0:25	18:17–18:59	🌖 68%
Wed 5	05:52	06:14	12:30	18:46	19:08	12h 31m	−0:25	18:17–18:59	🌖 57%
Thu 6	05:52	06:14	12:30	18:45	19:07	12h 31m	−0:26	18:16–18:59	🌗 45%
Fri 7	05:52	06:14	12:30	18:45	19:07	12h 30m	−0:26	18:16–18:58	🌘 34%
Sat 8	05:53	06:14	12:30	18:45	19:07	12h 30m	−0:26	18:16–18:58	🌘 23%
Sun 9	05:53	06:15	12:29	18:44	19:06	12h 29m	−0:27	18:15–18:58	🌘 14%
Mon 10	05:53	06:15	12:29	18:44	19:06	12h 29m	−0:27	18:15–18:57	🌘 7%
Tue 11	05:53	06:15	12:29	18:44	19:05	12h 28m	−0:27	18:15–18:57	🌘 2%
Wed 12	05:53	06:15	12:29	18:43	19:05	12h 28m	−0:28	18:14–18:56	🌑 0%
Thu 13	05:53	06:15	12:29	18:43	19:04	12h 27m	−0:28	18:14–18:56	🌒 1%
Fri 14	05:53	06:15	12:29	18:42	19:04	12h 27m	−0:28	18:14–18:56	🌒 4%
Sat 15	05:53	06:15	12:28	18:42	19:04	12h 26m	−0:28	18:13–18:55	🌒 9%
Sun 16	05:53	06:15	12:28	18:41	19:03	12h 26m	−0:29	18:13–18:55	🌒 16%
Mon 17	05:53	06:15	12:28	18:41	19:03	12h 25m	−0:29	18:12–18:54	🌒 25%
Tue 18	05:53	06:15	12:28	18:40	19:02	12h 25m	−0:29	18:12–18:54	🌒 34%
Wed 19	05:53	06:15	12:28	18:40	19:02	12h 25m	−0:29	18:12–18:53	🌒 44%
Thu 20	05:53	06:15	12:27	18:40	19:01	12h 24m	−0:30	18:11–18:53	🌓 53%
Fri 21	05:54	06:15	12:27	18:39	19:01	12h 24m	−0:30	18:11–18:52	🌔 62%
Sat 22	05:54	06:15	12:27	18:39	19:00	12h 23m	−0:30	18:10–18:52	🌔 71%
Sun 23	05:54	06:15	12:27	18:38	18:59	12h 23m	−0:30	18:10–18:51	🌔 79%
Mon 24	05:54	06:15	12:26	18:38	18:59	12h 22m	−0:30	18:09–18:51	🌔 86%
Tue 25	05:54	06:15	12:26	18:37	18:58	12h 21m	−0:30	18:09–18:50	🌔 92%
Wed 26	05:54	06:15	12:26	18:36	18:58	12h 21m	−0:31	18:08–18:50	🌔 97%
Thu 27	05:54	06:15	12:25	18:36	18:57	12h 20m	−0:31	18:08–18:49	🌔 99%
Fri 28	05:54	06:15	12:25	18:35	18:57	12h 20m	−0:31	18:07–18:48	🌕 100%
Sat 29	05:54	06:15	12:25	18:35	18:56	12h 19m	−0:31	18:07–18:48	🌖 99%
Sun 30	05:54	06:15	12:25	18:34	18:56	12h 19m	−0:31	18:06–18:47	🌖 95%
Mon 31	05:53	06:15	12:24	18:34	18:55	12h 18m	−0:31	18:06–18:47	🌖 89%

More columns for August 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction

August 2026 — extended twilight and geometry.
Date	Astro. dawn	Naut. dawn	Sunrise	Sunset	Naut. dusk	Astro. dusk	Night	Max altitude	Sunset direction
Sat 1	04:59	05:26	06:14	18:47	19:35	20:01	11h 27m	82.0°	288° WNW
Sun 2	05:00	05:26	06:14	18:47	19:35	20:01	11h 27m	82.2°	288° WNW
Mon 3	05:00	05:26	06:14	18:46	19:34	20:00	11h 27m	82.5°	288° WNW
Tue 4	05:00	05:26	06:14	18:46	19:34	20:00	11h 28m	82.8°	288° WNW
Wed 5	05:00	05:26	06:14	18:46	19:33	19:59	11h 28m	83.0°	287° WNW
Thu 6	05:01	05:27	06:14	18:45	19:33	19:59	11h 29m	83.3°	287° WNW
Fri 7	05:01	05:27	06:14	18:45	19:33	19:59	11h 29m	83.6°	287° WNW
Sat 8	05:01	05:27	06:14	18:45	19:32	19:58	11h 29m	83.9°	286° WNW
Sun 9	05:01	05:27	06:15	18:44	19:32	19:58	11h 30m	84.2°	286° WNW
Mon 10	05:01	05:27	06:15	18:44	19:31	19:57	11h 30m	84.5°	286° WNW
Tue 11	05:02	05:27	06:15	18:44	19:31	19:57	11h 31m	84.7°	285° WNW
Wed 12	05:02	05:27	06:15	18:43	19:30	19:56	11h 31m	85.0°	285° WNW
Thu 13	05:02	05:28	06:15	18:43	19:30	19:55	11h 32m	85.4°	285° WNW
Fri 14	05:02	05:28	06:15	18:42	19:29	19:55	11h 32m	85.7°	285° WNW
Sat 15	05:02	05:28	06:15	18:42	19:29	19:54	11h 33m	86.0°	284° WNW
Sun 16	05:02	05:28	06:15	18:41	19:28	19:54	11h 33m	86.3°	284° WNW
Mon 17	05:03	05:28	06:15	18:41	19:28	19:53	11h 34m	86.6°	284° WNW
Tue 18	05:03	05:28	06:15	18:40	19:27	19:53	11h 34m	86.9°	283° WNW
Wed 19	05:03	05:28	06:15	18:40	19:27	19:52	11h 35m	87.3°	283° WNW
Thu 20	05:03	05:28	06:15	18:40	19:26	19:52	11h 35m	87.6°	283° WNW
Fri 21	05:03	05:28	06:15	18:39	19:26	19:51	11h 36m	87.9°	282° WNW
Sat 22	05:03	05:28	06:15	18:39	19:25	19:50	11h 36m	88.2°	282° WNW
Sun 23	05:03	05:28	06:15	18:38	19:25	19:50	11h 36m	88.6°	282° WNW
Mon 24	05:03	05:29	06:15	18:38	19:24	19:49	11h 37m	88.9°	281° W
Tue 25	05:03	05:29	06:15	18:37	19:23	19:48	11h 37m	89.3°	281° W
Wed 26	05:04	05:29	06:15	18:36	19:23	19:48	11h 38m	89.6°	281° W
Thu 27	05:04	05:29	06:15	18:36	19:22	19:47	11h 39m	90.0°	280° W
Fri 28	05:04	05:29	06:15	18:35	19:22	19:47	11h 39m	89.7°	280° W
Sat 29	05:04	05:29	06:15	18:35	19:21	19:46	11h 40m	89.3°	279° W
Sun 30	05:04	05:29	06:15	18:34	19:20	19:45	11h 40m	89.0°	279° W
Mon 31	05:04	05:29	06:15	18:34	19:20	19:45	11h 41m	88.6°	279° W

September 2026

September 2026 — the same columns, one month ahead.
Date	First light	Sunrise	Solar noon	Sunset	Last light	Day length	Change	Golden hour	Moon
Tue 1	05:53	06:15	12:24	18:33	18:54	12h 18m	−0:31	18:05–18:46	🌖 81%
Wed 2	05:53	06:15	12:24	18:32	18:54	12h 17m	−0:32	18:05–18:45	🌖 71%
Thu 3	05:53	06:15	12:23	18:32	18:53	12h 17m	−0:32	18:04–18:45	🌖 60%
Fri 4	05:53	06:15	12:23	18:31	18:52	12h 16m	−0:32	18:03–18:44	🌗 48%
Sat 5	05:53	06:14	12:23	18:31	18:52	12h 16m	−0:32	18:03–18:44	🌘 37%
Sun 6	05:53	06:14	12:22	18:30	18:51	12h 15m	−0:32	18:02–18:43	🌘 26%
Mon 7	05:53	06:14	12:22	18:30	18:51	12h 15m	−0:32	18:02–18:42	🌘 16%
Tue 8	05:53	06:14	12:22	18:29	18:50	12h 14m	−0:32	18:01–18:42	🌘 9%
Wed 9	05:53	06:14	12:21	18:28	18:49	12h 14m	−0:32	18:00–18:41	🌘 3%
Thu 10	05:53	06:14	12:21	18:28	18:49	12h 13m	−0:32	18:00–18:41	🌘 0%
Fri 11	05:53	06:14	12:21	18:27	18:48	12h 13m	−0:32	17:59–18:40	🌑 0%
Sat 12	05:53	06:14	12:20	18:26	18:47	12h 12m	−0:32	17:59–18:39	🌒 2%
Sun 13	05:53	06:14	12:20	18:26	18:47	12h 11m	−0:32	17:58–18:39	🌒 7%
Mon 14	05:53	06:14	12:20	18:25	18:46	12h 11m	−0:33	17:57–18:38	🌒 13%
Tue 15	05:53	06:14	12:19	18:25	18:46	12h 10m	−0:33	17:57–18:37	🌒 20%
Wed 16	05:53	06:14	12:19	18:24	18:45	12h 10m	−0:33	17:56–18:37	🌒 28%
Thu 17	05:52	06:14	12:18	18:23	18:44	12h 9m	−0:33	17:56–18:36	🌒 37%
Fri 18	05:52	06:13	12:18	18:23	18:44	12h 9m	−0:33	17:55–18:36	🌓 46%
Sat 19	05:52	06:13	12:18	18:22	18:43	12h 8m	−0:33	17:54–18:35	🌔 56%
Sun 20	05:52	06:13	12:17	18:21	18:42	12h 8m	−0:33	17:54–18:34	🌔 65%
Mon 21	05:52	06:13	12:17	18:21	18:42	12h 7m	−0:33	17:53–18:34	🌔 74%
Tue 22	05:52	06:13	12:17	18:20	18:41	12h 7m	−0:33	17:52–18:33	🌔 82%
Wed 23	05:52	06:13	12:16	18:20	18:41	12h 6m	−0:33	17:52–18:32	🌔 88%
Thu 24	05:52	06:13	12:16	18:19	18:40	12h 5m	−0:33	17:51–18:32	🌔 94%
Fri 25	05:52	06:13	12:16	18:18	18:39	12h 5m	−0:33	17:51–18:31	🌔 98%
Sat 26	05:52	06:13	12:15	18:18	18:39	12h 4m	−0:33	17:50–18:31	🌕 100%
Sun 27	05:52	06:13	12:15	18:17	18:38	12h 4m	−0:33	17:49–18:30	🌖 99%
Mon 28	05:52	06:13	12:15	18:16	18:37	12h 3m	−0:33	17:49–18:29	🌖 97%
Tue 29	05:52	06:13	12:14	18:16	18:37	12h 3m	−0:33	17:48–18:29	🌖 91%
Wed 30	05:52	06:13	12:14	18:15	18:36	12h 2m	−0:33	17:47–18:28	🌖 84%

Longest and shortest day in Jos

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 12h 42m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 4 months, with 11h 32m.

Between them the day length swings by 1h 9m.

Daylight through 2026

Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:59 on 16 November; the latest is 18:49 on 12 July. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.

Sunrise ranges from 06:02 on 29 May to 06:47 on 27 January.

Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 7m of daylight.

What makes sunsets in Jos different

Sitting on the western side of its time zone puts solar noon at 12:26, a full 27 minutes after twelve o'clock, and drags the whole day — sunrise, noon and sunset — along with it.

From sunset to full civil darkness is 21 minutes here, against a 24-minute median elsewhere today. Latitude 9.9°N accounts for the 3-minute difference.

The gap between the longest and shortest day of the year comes to 1h 9m, one of the widest swings of any Nigeria city on the site.

Over a year the sunset point slides 48° along the horizon, from WSW at the December solstice to WNW in June. Today it is W.

Sunset drifts 26 seconds earlier each day this month — 13 minutes from the first of August to the last.

On 16 April and 28 August the midday sun stands at the zenith, 134 days apart. Those are the only two days of the year with no noon shadow. The next one is in 3 days.

At 1,186 m the horizon sits 1.19° lower than at sea level, so the sun sets about 4.9 minutes later here than the standard tables suggest — roughly 9.9 minutes of extra daylight across the day.

The times barely move this week: the longest day of the year falls on 21 June, 2 months ago, so day length is changing by under a minute a day. Sunset shifts just 8 minutes earlier over the next fortnight.

Planning a sunset photo in Jos

Arrive by 17:54. Golden hour opens at 18:09 and the sun is down by 18:37, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west — the sun goes down at 281° on the compass today. That bearing moves through the year, so a composition that works this week may not in three months.

Do not pack up at sunset. Blue hour follows from 18:50 and runs to 18:58, the end of civil twilight and 21m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Jos — times, duration and the best months Morning and evening windows, the next seven days, and how much golden light each month gives you.

Common questions

What time is sunset in Jos today?

The sun sets in Jos at 18:37 today, Tuesday 25 August 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Jos?

It takes 21m. Civil twilight ends at 18:58 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Jos?

Evening golden hour runs 18:09 to 18:50 today, lasting 41m. Full golden hour times for Jos covers the morning window and the coming week.